| Due to time shortage when handling emergencies, there is no time to achieve effective analgesia. |
Disagree 42 (42 %) |
The rest 59 (58%) |
| Up to diagnosis, no analgesia should be given to the patient. |
Disagree 62 (61%) |
The rest 39 (39 %) |
| On patients having consumed alcohol, no analgesia should be given. |
Disagree 57 (56%) |
The rest 44 (44%) |
| Complete pain alleviation in the ED is not a realistic goal. |
Disagree 69 (68%) |
The rest 32 (32%) |
| Patients with no or low level of consciousness cannot perceive pain. |
Disagree 80 (79%) |
The rest 21 (21%) |
| If a patient's attention can be distracted from his/her pain, then the pain is not severe. |
Disagree 45 (45%) |
The rest 56 (55%) |
| Administration of placebo to patients in pain is a useful way to understand if their pain is real. |
Disagree 39 (38%) |
The rest 52 (52%) |
| If a medical doctor does not consider a patient's condition painful, he/she should not administer analgesia. |
Disagree 71 (70%) |
The rest 30 (30%) |
| Same stimuli on different patients cause pain of the same severity and intensity. |
Disagree 80 (79%) |
The rest 21 (21%) |
| It is a patient's right to seek pain relief. |
Agree 87 (86%) |
The rest 14 (14%) |
| A patient's opinion should not be included during decision making with regard to pain relief. |
Disagree 70 (69%) |
The rest 31 (31%) |
| The opinion of my peers in my workplace, strongly affects the way I handle a patient's pain. |
Disagree 51 (50%) |
The rest 50 (50%) |
| Each patient's perception of acute pain is unique due to factors such as sex, cultural and religious beliefs and previous experiences that influence a patient's response to pain. |
Agree 82 (81%) |
The rest 19 (19%) |
| Medication for pain relief in the ED should be given only when the pain is severe. |
Disagree 76 (75%) |
The rest 25 (25%) |
